IMPACT Personal Safety

Boundaries can change day-to-day, person-to-person. And they change based on what makes you feel safe and comfortable IN THAT MOMENT!

*Trigger Warning* Discussion of sexual violence. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. If you were the victim or intended target of sexual violence, it was NOT your fault. We here at IMPACT Personal Safety, SoCal and @impactpersonalsafetyofcolorado believe and support you. We have provided resources so if you want help, you can get help. Everyone deserves to feel safe. If you want to take an IMPACT class, know that our programs are trauma-informed and are designed so that anyone - regardless of age, gender, or ability - can do our techniques. *all statistics were found on the RAINN website*

Curious about hiking solo? We asked Outdoor Defense instructor Nicole Snell for tips (she's seen here in Zion National Park!) Whether the thought of hiking s...olo excites you or makes you hesitant, whether you’re worried about animal predators or human ones, we've got tips on how to prepare and feel confident on your first (or 50th) solo hiking adventure! Story by Nicole Snell from IMPACT Personal Safety and Girls Fight Back, ranked #1 by Very Well Fit 2021 for Best Online Self-Defense Class for Groups & Organizations. Land of the Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) and Pueblos See more

We have a new class debuting at the end of the month! Learn how to set boundaries with people you know. Also, there is still space available in our other classes! Sign up on our website (impactpersonalsafety.com)!

*Trigger Warning: Language and Simulated Assault* April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, as well as Suicide Awareness Month and Autism Awareness Month. We teach women how to set strong boundaries, but the responsibility shouldn’t just be on the intended target. Respecting boundaries helps prevent sexual assaults!

I wanted (and still want) my niece and nephew to have the best possible start in life.I knew that Mom and Dad were taking care if the essentials for physical/mental/spiritual/emotional good health and I wanted to give them the gift of safety so they would always know that they have the tools to judge their situations accurately and keep themselves safe.

I had a teenage student tell me that she would feel uncomfortable enforcing her boundaries with someone older than her because, He’s going to say who are you t...o tell me what to do? Who is she to tell them what to do? She’s the owner of her body, she makes the decisions PERIOD and that is enough! I told her that she is the only person who has full authority of her body, her space and her safety. She has EVERY RIGHT to speak up for what she needs and that person she’s confronting about violating her boundaries should listen without hesitation regardless of their age, status, job title, relationship, etc. Bodily autonomy is imperative. We need to teach our kids at an early age that they alone own their bodies and that they have the final say in who touches them or gets in their space. As teens and adults, it will make setting boundaries easier because we’ll be used to speaking up for what makes us uncomfortable instead of thinking that we have to let someone have access to us. . . . October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, help is available. Domestic Violence Hotline www.thehotline.org 800-799-7333 #girlsfightback #studentsfightback #BadAssBasics #Preparedness #EndSexualAssault #College #womenteachingwomen #equality #confidence #EndRapeCulture #MeToo #empowerment #SelfDefense #genderequality #empowermentselfdefense #safety #imworthfightingfor #boundaries #supportsurvivors #assertiveness #boundaries

Sign your kid up for our October 24th Online Kids Class! Register on our website, impactpersonalsafety.com

Give your kids the skills to keep themselves safe!!

Because of the IMPACT Kids Class, I felt safe and secure with who I was as a person, and I knew how to stand up for myself. Now, as an instructor almost 19 years later, I help kids learn how to stand up to bullies, both for themselves and others, as well as set strong boundaries with people they don’t know. I cannot recommend this class enough because it helped shape me into the strong adult I am today. -Danielle Joy, IMPACT Lead Instructor

Join us tomorrow night for our online intro course!

Gavin de Becker is spot on with this commentary about our society. We teach people to stay firm with their boundaries, and they don’t have to justify their no if they don’t want to.

We can’t wait for LA to re-open so we can safely do in-person classes again! #selfdefense

Check out our October class schedule! We hope to see you in class!

Keep yourself safe by not engaging in a fight if you don’t have to. That’s why we teach verbal strategies so you can talk your way out of a situation first!

The Women's Self Defense Summit is almost here! 26 Self-Defense experts all in one place! And there are over 800 Registrants...amazing! Join host Kinko Hamilto...n and I on DAY 3 of the Summit for my talk on Self-Defense Strategies to Help Enjoy The Outdoors Without Fear! Based on my experiences as a self-defense instructor and solo adventurer and inspired by my series #OutdoorDefense, my goal is to empower women everywhere to go out and live the life they want without fear! Plus check out the interviews with the 25 other speakers who have all joined together for this summit to help keep women safe. Sign up for FREE here: https://tinyurl.com/gfbwsds As we say at Girls Fight Back, You Are Worth Fighting For!

Go to our website (impactpersonalsafety.com) to sign up for the class! This ONLINE portion of the Kids Class deals with the non-physical aspects of self-defense including setting boundaries and telling an adult what happened. When we are able to meet in groups again, your child will be able to take the physical portion of the class in person. This program teaches children the basics of how to stay safe with strangers and with people they know. The class emphasizes safety conc...epts about being alone and how to keep a safe distance from strangers. Verbal strategies to set and to enforce healthy boundaries are practiced in role-playing scenarios covering a variety ofsituations including bullying, peer pressure, and unwanted touch. Location: Online Classes Date/Time: Sunday, September 27 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Sign up for our class tonight! Go to impactpersonalsafety.com to sign up. We hope to see you there!!